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Reflections on Dialogue Part II

Dialogue is a JOURNEY

There is no possibility of any dialogue at all unless one is ready to move away from one’s entrenched positions, well-protected beliefs and ways of life so as to go and meet the other. Abraham is the best example we have as monotheistic believers. All journeys, however well-planned, include an element of risk, but there is nothing to fear because...

Dialogue is a PILGRIMAGE

It is not a journey that I perform alone. God who is the source and the end of all dialogue is always accompanying me on the way. Hence, dialogue is a holy journey, a journey with God, a journey according to God’s will.

Where will pilgrimage bring us to?

Well...

Dialogue is an ODYSSEY

If you travel with God, you must be ready for a lot of surprises. God’s ways are not ours. An odyssey is indeed a journey that you cannot control and which will lead you to only God knows where. You remember what Jesus said to Peter, “Truly, I say to you, when you were young, you put your own belt and walked where you liked. But when you grow old, you will stretch your hands and another will put a belt around you and lead you where you do not wish to go.” (John 21:18)

This is what happens to all those who engage in dialogue.